Intellectual Property Transactions and Due Diligence

Rimon’s IP lawyers don’t just write patent applications and work on patent lawsuits. Rimon’s IP lawyers have conducted due diligence on IP assets of all types – patents, trademarks, and copyrights – and have provided advice and counsel to clients about IP assets in major IPOs and M&A transactions for decades. Our clients have been underwriters, equity investors, and acquirers of technology-focused businesses. Our experience covers diverse technologies for clients large and small in areas such as e-commerce, industrial products, software, and consumer products.

Our lawyers have conducted and supervised due diligence and provided advice and counseling on the intellectual property aspects of various transactions including the following matters for the following clients:

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (as an underwriter) in the priceline.com IPO
Credit Suisse First Boston regarding a possible equity investment in a secret project later commercialized as “Segway,” a self-balancing motorized vehicle
Fortune 500 food products company regarding monetization of a famous trademark on breakfast cereal
DLJ Merchant Banking regarding monetization of a world-famous trademark on a material for countertops
Fortune 150 company regarding possible acquisition of a manufacturer of gas regulators
DLJ Merchant Banking regarding a possible equity investment in a government contractor that manufactures electronic warfare systems
Credit Suisse First Boston regarding a possible equity investment in a biotechnology company with patent applications relating to post-transcriptional control of gene expression
DLJ Merchant Banking regarding a possible equity investment in a software company providing cell phone billing systems
Fortune 150 company regarding possible acquisition of a manufacturer of alternators
Fortune 50 company regarding possible acquisition of a computer software company
Fortune 150 company regarding possible acquisition of a manufacturer of fiber optic connectors
Jabil Circuit, Inc. regarding possible acquisition of a manufacturer of printed circuit boards
USA Networks, Inc. regarding potential acquisition of patents on systems for managing remote agents for call centers